John Walsh headstone

[dobfarm]

There was a few John Walsh events in Halifax

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=life+events+%28bmds%29&firstname=john&firstname_variants=true&lastname=walsh&keywordsplace=halifax%2c+yorkshire%2c+england&sourcecountry=great+britain

[arthurk]

FindMyPast have the BTs for Halifax, but the registers are at Ancestry. Between them it might be possible to isolate a few entries with a husband or father called John Walsh.

The Calderdale FHS index is working for me now. All but one of the memorial inscriptions has just the surname and the name of the churchyard, so you'd need to access the full data to make progress that way. The burials mostly give the deceased's place of residence, but you don't seem to be able to search on a spouse or parent's forename.

If you're fairly local, you might find it helpful to visit the society's research room in Brighouse library, where I guess you'd be able to get all the information behind these results. Details are on the society website.

[dave the tyke]

Thanks Arthurk and dobfarm
I appreciate the time you are spending on this but as I said I am just following up someone's facebook photo and post on the Calderdale site. I don't anticipate chasing it up too much.
 It's a long time since I visited Shibden Hall but I have vague recollections of headstones leaning against a wall, perhaps they were in the stable yard or a workshop area. They may have been purchased as stone to use for repairs in in the grounds? I believe the reuse of headstones is fairly common practise and still goes on now. Some of the headstones from Southowram Methodist Chapel were used to make a wall within the new apartment grounds and others disappeared. Thanks anyway
Dave

[arthurk]

No problems - I don't do Facebook, so feel free to post any of my thoughts there if appropriate. Don't feel you need to attribute them to me - in fact I'd rather you didn't mention me by name, since as far as I'm concerned, the less Facebook knows about me the better.